Heidegger's Black Notbooks and the Future of Theology

This book probes the relationship between Martin Heidegger and theology in light of the discovery of his Black Notbooks, which reveal that his privately held Antisemitism and anti-Christian sentiments were profoundly intertwined with his philosophical ideas. Heidegger himself was deeply influenced by both Catholic and Protestant theology. This prompts the question as to what extent Christian anti-Jewish motifs shaped Heidegger’s own thinking in the first place. A second question concerns modern theology’s intellectual indebtedness to Heidegger. In this volume, an array of renowned Heidegger scholars – both philosophers and theologians –investigate Heidegger’s animosity toward the biblical legacy in both its Jewish and Christian interpretations, and what it means for the future task and identity of theology.

About the Author

Mårten Björk is a doctoral student in Theology and Religious Studies at Gothenburg University, Sweden. He is the author and editor of two books in Swedish and has published several international articles. He contributes regularly to various Scandinavian magazines and is on the editorial board of the cultural journal Subaltern.

Jayne Svenungsson is Professor of Systematic Theology at Lund University, Sweden. She is the author of Divining History: Prophetism, Messianism and the Development of the Spirit (2016) and co-editor of Jewish Thought, Utopia and Revolution (2014), Monument and Memory (2015) and The Ethos of History: Time and Responsibility (2018).